Religion, schools, the ACLU and the first amendment

Its not often that I post two posts about intolerance on one day. This one is about religious intolerance….or rather, intolerance against the non-religious.

FIRST-THE FACTS…..

You see, a young teenage student in Rhode Island saw a religious prayer banner in her high school auditorium. And it wasnt just religious, it was Christian. (Only specifying because Im sure there are those of other faiths/denominations in this town)

Here is the banner in question:

Text of what the prayer banner says:

Our Heavenly Father,
Grant us each day the desire to do our best,
To grow mentally and morally as well as physically,
To be kind and helpful to our classmates and teachers,
To be honest with ourselves as well as with others,
Help us to be good sports and smile when we lose as well as when we win,
Teach us the value of true friendship,
Help us always to conduct ourselves so as to bring credit to Cranston High School West.
Amen

I think we all would agree that the banner is, in fact, highly Christian in nature. However, this young lady is a non-believer and thought that displaying this banner in a prominent place in her school auditorium was in-the-least excluding those who werent of like mind.

So, she decided to do something about it. She created a facebook page to rally support for her cause. And so it began…..a year and a half of threats and insults.

There were heated meetings of the school board and then the ACLU picked up the case against the Cranston School District.

Lets get real now people. I dont personally care what you believe in, or dont believe in. Thats not my business. But when a court says that you need to remove something religious from a public building because it violates the Constitution, you probably should do it.

Quote: I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.” Jefferson reflected his frequent speaking theme that the government is not to interfere with religion.

CYBER BULLYING INVESTIGATED

Let me wrap this post up with where it currently stands. The police and school officials are now investigating threats of violence against this student. Apparently someone posted her home address, and there are horrible threats (as seen in above links) against her personal safety.

Personally, I dont care if I agree or disagree with someone, I will NEVER threaten someone with violence. And those who call themselves Christians making these threats against this teenager (especially those who are adults) should be ashamed.